Background: In 1975, a group known as the Menominee Warrior Society took over the Alexian Brothers’ former Novitiate near Gresham, Wisconsin in Shawano County, claiming treaty rights to the property. Various groups responded in different ways to this event, including local citizens, the national media, the Menominee Nation of Wisconsin, and the Menominee Warrior Society dissident faction.

1) Have students read and review the multiple primary sources, including newspaper articles and newsletters, which take on this event from different points of view.